Cimar

Cimar

Company type	Private
Industry	Musical instruments
Founded	1976
Defunct	1982
Headquarters	Nagoya, Japan
Area served	Global
Products	Guitars, Bass guitars
Owner	Hoshino Gakki

Cimar Stratocaster with replaced neck

Cimar was a Hoshino Gakki guitar brand. Designs of Cimar guitars are sometimes very similar to Hoshino Gakki's Ibanez guitar brand. Cimar guitars appear in Hoshino Gakki catalogues.

References

• Pictures of Cimar guitars from the Vintage Ibanez Museum
• https://archive.today/20130218153537/http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/list.php?era=70&p=3
• Cimar Modell 2070MH - Das Ende der großen Unbekannten (German only)
• Guitar Guru: Alliance & Cimar (German only)